CommodityDescription Property

Complete and accurate description of this commodity line item.

Syntax

 upsfreightrates.getCommodityDescription(index, [callback])
 upsfreightrates.setCommodityDescription(index,  commodityDescription, [callback])

Default Value

""

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for the getCommodityDescription([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

The callback for the setCommodityDescription([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

Complete and accurate description of this commodity line item.

It is applicable to all international forms. Optional for Partial Invoice and required for the rest of form types.

Specific description of the type of equipment and its intended use is required. Clearance delays may result if the contents are not completely and accurately described. Vague description will not be accepted by Customs. Only a portion of this property will print on the label.

For FedEx, if the shipment contains documents only (i.e., Documents is set to True), then the CommodityDescription has to be set to an approved value. The following table lists document descriptions approved by U.S. Customs.

The size of the array is controlled by the CommodityCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String